Segment And Geographic Information (Schedule Of Segment Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016		Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 66,966		$ 58,492
Total operating expenses	48,510		34,842
Operating income	18,456		23,650
Total other expenses	10,123		8,737
Net income before income taxes and non-controlling interest	8,333		14,913
Goodwill	8,994			$ 2,905
Total assets	1,994,802	[1]	1,870,158	1,973,585	[1]
Purchase of rental equipment	45,844		88,332
Net book value	1,751,345			$ 1,748,211
Inter-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0
Operating Segments [Member] | Container Leasing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	51,545		55,577
Total operating expenses	36,287		32,742
Operating income	15,258		22,835
Total other expenses	8,721		8,193
Net income before income taxes and non-controlling interest	6,537		14,642
Total assets	1,710,858		1,770,335
Purchase of rental equipment	20,218		74,926
Operating Segments [Member] | Rail Leasing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	7,257		2,915
Total operating expenses	3,794		2,100
Operating income	3,463		815
Total other expenses	1,402		544
Net income before income taxes and non-controlling interest	2,061		271
Total assets	265,122		99,823
Purchase of rental equipment	25,626		$ 13,406
Operating Segments [Member] | Logistics [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	8,164
Total operating expenses	8,429
Operating income	(265)
Total other expenses
Net income before income taxes and non-controlling interest	(265)
Goodwill	8,994
Total assets	18,822
Purchase of rental equipment
Railcars [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net book value	$ 258,000

[1] Total assets at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 include the following assets of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs: Cash, $35,134 and $35,106; Net investment in direct finance leases, $1,882 and $1,915; and Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, $69,263 and $85,101, respectively.